Gagna

Old Norse Dictionary - gagna

Meaning of Old Norse word "gagna" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

gagna
að, to help, be of use to one, Bs. i. 799; ok lætr sér vel gagna, 655 xxxii: reflex. to avail, be of use, Bs. ii. 141, 143, Vígl. 30, Dipl. i. 6, Jm. 20.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛅᚴᚾᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

gl.
glossary.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
pl.
plural.
reflex.
retlexive.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Dipl.
Diplomatarium. (J. I.)
Jm.
Jóns-máldagi. (J. I.)
Vígl.
Víglundar Saga. (D. V.)
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